Who Really Drives Global Terrorism? Internal US Govt Data Offers A Surprising Answer

White House Warns Staff As Iran Bets Add To Growing Insider-Trading Concerns Authored by Zoltan Vardai via CoinTelegraph.com, The White House warned staff against improperly using confidential information to place bets in futures markets after suspicious oil trades ahead of President Donald Trump’s March 23 Iran announcement drew scrutiny, according to Reuters. Reuters reported on Thursday that the White House sent the internal email on March 24, a day after Trump ordered a five-day delay in attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure. The warning followed a roughly $500 million bet on Brent and West Texas Intermediate...

Israel’s ceasefires with Lebanon don’t have a great track record, but this weekend’s deal, the latest in a long line, is being touted by Israeli officials as a testament to how great the war has gone for them. Less than two days into the deal, however, strikes are already being reported, and there are deaths […]

US Warns Ally Oman That It Better Pick The 'Right' Side In Hormuz Standoff The saga of rare Washington pressure on its longtime regional ally Oman continues, with on Tuesday The Wall Street Journal reporting that US officials are growing "increasingly frustrated" with Muscat's neutral stance, which they now view as hostile to US interests. Oman has stood accused of cooperating with Iran on a proposed toll collection scheme which would benefit Tehran and circumvent America's aims for the region. Via container-news "In recent days, the Trump administration has threatened to sanction and even bomb Oman,...